Rated 1 out of
5 by
tris248 from
Melts plastic housingI have got through two of these saws now. If you do more than a few tanks or fuel at once or if the blade is a bit blunt the blade gets too hot and melts the plastic housing. With the first on this happened on the first tank the first time I used it. Took it back and got a refund. With the second one I tried to only do a bit at a time, it lasted a couple of months and then the same thing happened now the chain break doesnt work as the housing is too loose so not really safe to use. Going to pay more money and get something a bit more robust.

Date published: 2016-10-08

Rated 1 out of
5 by
Togski from
It leaked oilStarted OK and I tested the chain. Irt started to leak oil and in an hour had half emptied the reservoir.Stood it on paper and overnight ot drained dry!!
Never sawed a log . Immediate refund from Screwfix.. Well done. I can recommend the retailer but never got to test the prodict

Date published: 2016-07-10

Rated 3 out of
5 by
Sheffneil from
Not impressedWhile the chainsaw works well and it cut through trees like butter the chain only lasted about 4 hours before it was blunt.

Date published: 2016-04-21

Rated 5 out of
5 by
TopDog from
Why didn't I buy this before?I'd been using an electric chainsaw for years, put off petrol by worries of difficult starting and cost.
I recently borrowed a friend's Stihl machine and had considered something from their range until I read some poor reviews on the lower end machines.
Having just used this machine for a couple of days I've been very impressed and it is so much more productive than my old electic saw, easy to start and not too heavy for extended use.
When using it hard it can empty its fuel tank quite quickly, but fuel capacity seems about right.
The only criticism that I have is that it seems to be heavy on chainsaw oil consumption. You need to refill the oil whenever refuelling and, based on what I've seen so far, it looks as if I could be spending about half as much on chainsaw oil as fuel. The oil consumption is much higher than my old electic chainsaw, although the chain speed is much higher.
Clearly after two days I can't comment on long term reliability but, based on my initial experiences, I'd highly recomment it to my friends.

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